Where does “critchet” come from?

critchet (Norman) comes from Old French criquet, from Old French criquer, from Middle Dutch kricken, from Old Dutch krakōn, from Proto-Indo-European gerg-, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

critchet (Norman): grasshopper

Definitions

  1. grasshopper

Ancestry of “critchet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchcriquetlocust
2Old Frenchcriquerto creak
3Middle Dutchkrickento creak; crack
4Old Dutchkrakōnto crack, creak, emit a cry
5Proto-Indo-Europeangerg-to shout; tracery, basket, twist; wicker, bend
6Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ger- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gerg- →Every word from Old Dutch krakōn →